Where does “vesisuihku” come from?
vesisuihku (Finnish) comes from Finnish vesi, from Proto-Finnic veci, from Arabic وعاء — vessel, container, bowl.
vesisuihku (Finnish): water jet
Ancestry of “vesisuihku”, step by step
vesisuihku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vesi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vesi | water; lake; rheum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veci | water |
| 3 | Arabic | وعاء | vessel, container, bowl |
via Finnish suihku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suihku | shower; jet; spray |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “vesisuihku”